text_original: About the middle of the ninth century the Bul  garian King Boris and the Servian King Radoslav were baptised, and Christianity was formally adopted as the religion of both peoples. So we leave the Byzantine Empire at peace, developing its internal resources and commerce, free at last from theological controversies, and tending more and more to a life of its own outside the main stream of European progress.
text_transcription: ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE NINTH CENTURY THE BULGARIAN KING BORIS AND THE SERBIAN KING RODSLAV WERE BAPTIZED AND CHRISTIANITY WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED AS THE RELIGION OF BOTH PEOPLES SO WE LEAVE THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE AT PEACE DEVELOPING ITS INTERNAL RESOURCES AND COMMERCE FREE AT LAST FROM THEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES AND TENDING MORE AND MORE TO A LIFE OF ITS OWN OUTSIDE THE MAIN STREAM OF EUROPEAN PROGRESS
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə nˈaɪnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðə bˈʌl ɡˈɛɹiən kˈɪŋ bˈɔːɹɪs ænd ðə sˈɜːviən kˈɪŋ ɹˈeɪdəslˌæv wɜː bˈæptaɪzd, ænd kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ɐdˈɑːptᵻd æz ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ʌv bˈoʊθ pˈiːpəlz. sˌoʊ wiː lˈiːv ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ æt pˈiːs, dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ɪts ɪntˈɜːnəl ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz ænd kˈɑːmɜːs, fɹˈiː æt lˈæst fɹʌm θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsiz, ænd tˈɛndɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ tʊ ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn aʊtsˈaɪd ðə mˈeɪn stɹˈiːm ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs.